The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-05
A TERRIBLE TUSsLE
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Assnssins.
CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 4,-When Captain
Holm arriEed at tho City Hospital TO-
night he seemed to be noar the brink of
death. His face and clothes were covered
with the blood that had flowed from his
many wounds. lie was Immediately un-
dressed and plRced in bed. DR.. Sawyer,
the house physician, sent for Dr.. Parker,
and the two gurgeons proceeded to wash
and dress the wounds. The Captain VAS
suffering from conclusion over the right
eye, his head being laid open to tho skull.
de had also received another bad cut
over his right ear. Both these wounds
were made by the coupling pin. Tho
brave officer was shot in the hashy part
oil the thigh; tho ball took q downward
course and then passed into the muscular
part OF the leg. 1t was located, but the
physicians thought best not to attempt to
remove it. Another gunEhot wound was
in the right forearm. The ball struck
shove tho wrist and following the muscles
came out opposite the elbow. The third
finger Of his right hand was also lacerated
by the teeth Of one OF the assassins. After
tho wounds were dressed the doctors dar--
kened the room and ordered that no one
should talk with the injured man.
Patrolmen Irwin, who had been sta
toned st the hospital, went to the Central
Station and reported to the Superintend-
ent, giving that official description OF
the assassin as made by Captain Holm.
The Captain, in his statement OF the MUIR
derous assault, said that ho learned that
three suspicious characters boarded the
train at Alliance. Ho took tho precaution
to walk through the car and look out on
the platforms. Saeing no one he returned
to bis seat. At Ravenna three men entered
the car from the rear door facing the Cap.
tain. They walked through the aisle until
they reached the seats occupied by the
two officers, Hulligan'6 back was toward
them, and, drawing coupling wrapped in
white paper, one OF the men struck the
detective terrible blow OH the head,
knocking him almost senaeless into tho
seat. At the came time two OF them coy.
cred tho Captain with their revolyers aud
ordered him to remain quiet. Hulligan
called for help, and Holm, disregarding
the pistols aitned at his breast, jumped to
his feet, drew his revolver and fred. The
sssassins returned the Gre, and the men
with the coupling pin again struck Hull.
gan and then ran along the aisle and broke
the lamps. In moment tho car WAS in
total darkness and terrific haud.to.hand
strugsle between the brave police Captain
and his four assailants ensued. A.. 4
Twice the thievea knocked the Captain
aenseless to the floor and both times ho
recovered consciousness almost immedi.
ately and returned the combat. The first
time he fell, one Of the murIerers said,
We've killed him. Let him lay thsre.h
He did not lay, however, but jumpad to
bis feet and pluckily continued the fight.
All thia time Hulligan WAS unconscions,
and the assassins dragged him haudcuiIed
from tho prisoner, from the car to tn.
ground. Holm finally fought bis way to
the platform Of the car, where baggage.
man and freight conductor found him.